Publications by authors named "Maria Deolinda Antunes da Luz"
Article Synopsis
- A study explored how nurses' opinions about their work environment affect their ability to provide personalized care to patients in seven different countries.
- It involved over 1,000 nurses from hospitals in countries like the USA, Finland, and Turkey, who answered surveys about their work settings and care practices.
- The findings suggested that a better work environment helps nurses give more individualized care to patients.
Aim: The aim of this study was to explore the association between nurses' characteristics (educational level, country, work title, gender, type of work, age, and length of working experience) and their assessments of individualized care.
Design: A cross-sectional comparative survey using questionnaires was employed to sample nurses from seven countries.
Methods: Data were collected from orthopedic and trauma nurses from Cyprus, Finland, Greece, Portugal, Sweden, Turkey, and the United States (N= 1,163, response rate 70%) using the Individualized Care Scale-Nurse (ICS-Nurse) and a sociodemographic questionnaire in 2008.
Aim: This paper is a report of a study of internationally-based differences in nurses' perceptions of individualized care in orthopaedic surgical in-patient wards.
Background: Individualized care is valued in healthcare policy, practice and ethical statements as an indicator of care quality. However, nurses' assessments of individualized care are limited and comparative cross-cultural studies on individualized nursing care are lacking.